Home to the Pontoise pool, this venerable centre off boulevard St-Germain houses no-frills fitness facilities, and has a room for step, aerobics, stretching and yoga classes....

The excellent Gepetto & Vélos rents, sells and repairs all types of bicycles.

This 25m pool has huge bay windows overlooking a sloping garden, with the Panthéon visible just above the trees. Mixed showers and locker area.

Moored on the Seine by the Bibliothèque Nationale, the Piscine Josephine-Baker is back to shipshape, apparently cured of the technical problems that plagued it since opening in...

A beautiful art deco pool with two mezzanine levels. It has private locker rooms, plus night swimming to underwater music. Small fee for lockers.